Ingredients
- 6 kiwifruit
- 1 large cucumber (peeled and cut into chunks)
- 16 fresh mint leaves
- 1 1/2 cups coconut water
- Juice of 1 lime
- Several ice cubes
- 4 teaspoons agave nectar (or to taste)
Kiwi-Cucumber Cooler
Trina Kaufman | Delicious Living- Serves: 4 people
- Calories per serving: 239
Simple and sweet, this refreshing drink is packed with antioxidant vitamin C and fiber; kiwifruit also provides anti-inflammatory vitamin E and copper, a trace mineral that some research indicates can reduce high blood pressure. Look for electrolyte-filled coconut water (not thick coconut milk) at your natural foods store.
Directions
- Cut kiwi in half crosswise and scoop out flesh with a spoon; place in a blender. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.
PER SERVING: 239 cal, 1g fat (0g mono, 1g poly, 1g sat), 0mg chol, 6g protein, 57g carb, 11g fiber, 190mg sodium
In marketing natural products in the food service industry, we have gone out of our way to define natural as we all did years ago in the natural products industry. No artificial flavors, colors, minimally processed, no preservatives and now, non-GMO. I vote to maintain natural as a certification that our industry supports and defines.
on Apr. 25, 2012